Considerate Collection

Tapping into the healing powers of Costa Rica

Living in a land teeming with sandy beaches, lush rainforest, and thermal springs, the Tico people of Costa Rica are amongst the happiest and healthiest in the world — but

11 November 2024

This eco-farming estate might just be Tuscany’s greenest getaway

Wine, dine, and unwind at centuries-old Tuscan farm estate Villa Petriolo, where guests find joy in the simple life and sustainable pleasures that Italian agritourism has to offer. The rippling

28 October 2024

Italy

Venice to the Dolomites: Italy in portrait mode

On a recent content trip to Italy, SLH’s Social Media Manager Lucy Kell journeys from the lagoons of Venice to the snow-blanketed Dolomites with travel-loving tastemakers Callie Thorpe, Chrissy Rutherford, India Cardona and Natasha Ndlovu – staying at specially selected Considerate Collection hotels

14 December 2023

Independent Minds: Juliana Ghiotto, Barracuda Hotel & Villas

As one of Brazil’s best kept secrets along the ‘Cocoa Coast’, Itacaré blissfully enjoys an under-the-radar existence – surfers plant their boards on pristine palm-fringed beaches, locals paddle through mangrove-entangled

29 September 2023

Christopher & Farina Kingsley

Independent Minds: Christopher & Farina Kingsley, Wa Ale Resort

Castaway to an eco-conscious island which is making waves with its conservation and community-minded efforts On a remote archipelago off the coast of Myanmar, Wa Ale Resort is redefining the private island

27 September 2023

Independent Minds: the Kowaleski Family, Desa Hay

Unearth big-hearted Bali just as nature intended it to be at this jungle-wrapped, all-villa retreat Inspired by their son’s travels to Bali and a subsequent family holiday to this Indonesian island, the

20 September 2023

Slovenia

Vila Planinka: the Slovenian eco-resort for a soothing Alpine retreat

For a getaway that’s greener in every sense of the word, intrepid travellers are shunning familiar favourites for the mountains of Slovenia. Adeline Duff recharges her batteries with a nature-immersed stay at tech-free Vila

13 July 2023

Barracuda Hotel & Villas

The best eco-friendly beach resorts caring for their shorelines

14 sustainably-driven seaside stays to celebrate World Oceans Day Truly eco-friendly beach holidays are no longer about treading lightly, or just leaving footprints in the sand. If you really want

7 June 2023

Aristide Family

Independent Minds: the Aristide Family, Aristide Hotel

This women-run hotel is putting Syros, Greece’s arts-and-crafts enclave, on the map for an off-beat creative crowd Since publishing her literary thriller, celebrated author and economist Oana Aristide turned her

29 March 2023

Food for thought: inside Ireland’s culinary icon turned country house hotel

Bed down at Ballymaloe House, the birthplace of modern Irish cuisine in idyllic East Cork Just a stone’s throw from the renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School, Ballymaloe House Hotel immerses foodies and nature

28 February 2023